G&A on Banks

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

They said a 'source' told them the reason banks doesnt play is because they dont like how small they are on the court when he and barbosa are out there at the same time. Since barbosa commands a large amount of minutes there is very little time allowed for him to even show his worth


While its better than no reason at all, it still lacks solid logic. With bell out the last couple days, I cannot fathom why putting him in at the 2 when barbosa is resting is not an option, let alone experimenting with his leadership when we are up by 20.

And while he does make us smaller, he is faster, stronger, and better defensively than nash. If the small issue is over the 1-2 inches nash has over him I still don't buy it, not to mention we ARE small, play well small, and got smaller this offseason.

Dantoni made the choice to pay him a ridiculous salary, and now he is shooting himself in the foot with a silly reason for not putting the guy with a ridiculous salary to good use. It just makes it look like he doesnt think ahead or make rational decisions. He may be a great coach in the aspect that he can put together a system that works great, is entertaining, and wins a lot, but with the amount of questionable decisions, the constant complaining on the sideline (which definitely reduces his credibility with the refs), and overall stubbornness he displays during gametime, I keep finding too many shortcomings in his day to day actions.

I thought banks showed improvement in the preseason and over summer, but I just cant get my mind around the logic of keeping a guy we want to trade on the bench.


Thoughts?

 

[Errntknght]

I had to laugh at D'Antoni's reason for playing Pike: "he's a veteran, you know what you'll get with him." Exactly what is the benefit of knowing ahead of time that he can't defend a chair? I'd rather play someone who might surprise me.

 

[green machine]

Guys, Banks sucks, at least, in the Suns' system. He really does. He's played one decent game (Seattle) and that's it. When he's on the court, bad things happen.

If I'm the Suns I see if he'd be interested in a buyout. He deserves a chance to go somewhere where he will play, and that sure as hell won't be in Phoenix.

 

[Chaplin]

Guys, Banks sucks, at least, in the Suns' system. He really does. He's played one decent game (Seattle) and that's it. When he's on the court, bad things happen.

If I'm the Suns I see if he'd be interested in a buyout. He deserves a chance to go somewhere where he will play, and that sure as hell won't be in Phoenix.

He's not on the court long enough to make bad things happen. Come on. The problem is that he doesn't add anything to the team when he's on the floor. He doesn't take much away either. Not like Boris does.

 

[azirish]

I was hoping they were shopping Pike to some team needing a three point shooter.

I think there is a real chance that Strawberry will get some minutes as it becomes obvious that Pike isn't the answer.

 

[green machine]

He's not on the court long enough to make bad things happen. Come on. The problem is that he doesn't add anything to the team when he's on the floor. He doesn't take much away either. Not like Boris does.

So much goes on in practice that we never hear about. If Banks could help the team, he'd play. But his plus/minus ratio speaks for itself.

 

[az1965]

D'Antoni system = Nash

We will see how good D'Antoni is once Nash slows down and eventually retire. He has a fun style but he is too stubborn and is not a smart coach like Popavich.

 

[dodie53]

too small when Banks and LB is on the court?

what!?

 

[azirish]

Banks looked pretty good this evening. His shooting wasn't there (a couple of great moves though), but he was active and seemed into the game. IMHO, the Pike experiment is over.

 

[HooverDam]

D'Antoni system = Nash

We will see how good D'Antoni is once Nash slows down and eventually retire. He has a fun style but he is too stubborn and is not a smart coach like Popavich.

Did Steve Nash used to play in the Italian league

 

[az1965]

Did Steve Nash used to play in the Italian league

Unfortunately NBA is not the Italian league.

 

[HooverDam]

Unfortunately NBA is not the Italian league.

Right, but D'Antoni probably ran the similar system in the Italian league, yes? I think people say "D'Antoni's system is Steve Nash" are being a bit ignorant. Pass first point guards are hard to come by these days, how many starting NBA caliber pass first PGs can you even name? Maybe half a dozen? So finding someone who can spell Nash is obviously going to be difficult.

 

[F-Dog]

Banks is good enough that he's better than the alternatives (aside from Grant Hill, naturally). Is there any player on earth Banks would defend worse than Piatkowski? Is he really going to bog down the team's offense more than DJ "25%" Strawberry? Last year the answer might have been "yes", I admit, but everything I've seen this year suggests that Banks is the best choice.


My theory is that one or two of the Suns' rotation players loafed on the court whenever Banks checked in: knowing Banks would be the scapegoat if the team started hemorrhaging points, they (or he) didn't step up their games as they needed to with the team's stars on the bench. That's why D'Antoni put in Pike and laid down the gauntlet ('I know what I'm going to get from him'), to put responsibility back on the players who could handle it.

Either way, I hope the problem's been solved and Banks is back in the rotation for good now--at least until Raja gets healthy again...

 

[LV-Suns]

i was fairly impressed by the rotation
he is great when playing off the ball

 

[azirish]

Banks had 6 assists last night, which I suspect is the most he's had with the Suns.